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13 Dec 1914

Jean Claude Corraud was born at Sarry, Saône-et-Loire on 29 March 1875. He was a member of the territorials at the ti...

20 Dec 1914

Simon Chantelot was born at Ste Priest-la-Prugne on 30 November 1894. He had just begun his compulsory military servi...

21 Dec 1914

Simon Bennett was born in Burnley, Lancashire in 1884, one of seven children. After a number of years as a coal mine...

23 Dec 1914

Albert was working at the age of 12, his mother a widow, Albert gave up making leather goods to join the army in 1911...

23 Dec 1914

Bernard Ffield born in Weybridge, Surrey on 17 August 1894, the son of John Bernard Ffield (an 'importer of foreign p...

24 Dec 1914

The son of the Rev. Herbert William Farrar, clergyman and Florence M Farrar Herbert was baptised 14 August 1887, St....

25 Dec 1914

Lewis Rhymes was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in 31 March 1885, the son of Edwin (an agricultural labourer) a...

27 Dec 1914

Robert Williamson was born in Stonehaven on 17 September 1893, the only son of Dr. George Williamson and Constance (n...

01 Jan 1915

Harry was born on 19 July 1877, the eldest son of Robert Henry Johnson, Lieutenant, 64th Foot. He joined the King's R...

02 Jan 1915

Henry was born 13 October 1893 Inkpen, Hungerford, Berkshire. His father was Charles Bint (a general labourer born in...

06 Jan 1915

Gerald Seckham was born in Shortlands, Kent in 10 January 1893, the son of Gerald Seckham (barrister at law) and Rebe...

07 Jan 1915

William was born in September 1882, Beverley, East Yorkshire. His parents were William (a farm labourer) and Susannah...